Posted on 02/24/2026 5:26:29 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Russia accused Ukraine on Tuesday of trying to obtain a nuclear weapon with help from Britain and France, an allegation Kyiv called an absurd lie.
A French foreign ministry spokesperson said the allegation was "blatant disinformation". A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: "There's no truth to this."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has previously criticised Kyiv's decision to give up its former Soviet nuclear arsenal in the 1990s without obtaining proper, binding security guarantees. But Kyiv has said it does not seek to re-acquire nuclear weapons, and respects all international treaties.
NUCLEAR THREATS
In a statement published on the fourth anniversary of the war, Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service said Britain and France believed that Ukraine would be able to secure more favourable terms for ending the war if it possessed "a nuclear bomb, or at least a so-called 'dirty bomb'". It did not include documentary evidence to back its assertion.
A dirty bomb is an explosive device laced with radioactive material that could contaminate a wide area. But it is completely different from an atomic weapon designed to set off a massive nuclear explosion.
The SVR said London and Paris were "actively working" on the provision of nuclear weapons and delivery systems to Ukraine, while making it look as though Kyiv had obtained them by itself.
Heorhii Tykhyi, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, told Reuters: "For the record: Ukraine has already denied such absurd Russian claims many times before, and we officially deny them again now." Throughout the conflict, Moscow has repeatedly issued veiled nuclear threats to deter the West from going too far in its support of Ukraine.
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Actually, Frenchie, it wouldn’t surprise me at all.
Wouldn’t surprise me either…….the way coke snorting Macron has been acting lately, I bet he’d like to nuke the US also. He acts just like Zelensky and wants to blame us because his wife beats him.
Ukraine had nuclear weapons - world’s third largest stockpile - but gave them up after security assurances from the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom. So much for security assurances.
They can incinerate every city from Galway to Irkutsk.
Just leave the USA out of it.
” from the United States”
Here we go again. It was an “agreement” signed by Bill Clinton and not submitted to the US Senate for ratification. In other words, a personal promise from Bill Clinton, NOT the United States. We all know what Bill Clinton promises are worth.
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But the conversation that NATO will not expand is considered gold standard even though same qualifiers you mentioned to that “agreement”’applies
Happy four year anniversary to the master strategist Dear Leader Putin😎
This comes as no surprise. With all the money us tax payers are giving him he must be shopping for something. And I bet chemical and biological as well.
They had to give them up. Place was run by mafia not a legitimate government. Also, the place is the most corrupt craphole I ever set foot in excepting Bosnia. The child trafficking and moral depravity that runs amok there was something I couldn’t even get my head around. They should have nukes? hell no!
Thanks, well worth repeating.
Old Soviet Ministry for Agitation and Propagqanda.
The more things change in Russia...
canuck_conservative #2: "Actually, it sounds made up"
House Atreides #3: "Actually, Frenchie, it wouldn’t surprise me at all."
doc maverick #5: "Wouldn’t surprise me either…….the way coke snorting Macron has been acting lately, I bet he’d like to nuke the US also.
He acts just like Zelensky and wants to blame us because his wife beats him."
Flint #11: "This comes as no surprise.
With all the money us tax payers are giving him he must be shopping for something.
And I bet chemical and biological as well."
All that kind of talk is pure Russian propaganda fantasy, there's no evidence for any of it.
If you think there is evidence, that's proof you've become addicted to Russian propaganda lies and you need to look elsewhere for information on world events.
No one took that NATO promise seriously. Being that you’re a foreigner, again I will forgive you for not knowing how our system works or not knowing much about Bill Clinton.
And what’s this supposed to mean?
“Happy four year anniversary to the master strategist Dear Leader Putin😎”
Is this one of your usual Ukie smears?
Other EU members believe the Russian intelligence….
The ones that aren’t Obama buttlickers.
No smear needed just the truth , happy four year anniversary for the dear leaders 3 day war
Amazing if someone disagrees with your type they must not be American.
Is that a ruskie tactic 😂
Fully understand slick Willie and the system
Almost 40 year veteran of the US armed service, and plenty of deployments going back to gulf 1, your credentials?
“No smear needed just the truth , happy four year anniversary for the dear leaders 3 day war
Amazing if someone disagrees with your type they must not be American.”
Ha ha, you’re obviously a Ukie propagandist. That old Russia supporter lie is getting worn out. AMERICA FIRST!
lol yes obviously 😂
Thanks for confirming my point.
If by “Ukie propagandist “ you mean I support Ukraine against Russian aggression, guilty 😀🇺🇸
I didn’t confirm your jive. Ukie boy. AMERICA FIRST!
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